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Chapter 5:
Measuring
Measurements can be conducted using crosshairs or optical edge detection on manually controlled systems,
or on automated CNC systems. Feature points can be probed manually by the user, or automatically under
program control. The measurement of features can be limited to probing feature points, or might require
the construction or creation of new features in addition to probing. However measurements are conducted,
the fundamental measurement process and the tools required to perform measurements remain unchanged.
Here’s what you’ll find in this chapter:
Measurement activities .............................................................................84
The measurement workspace ....................................................................84
The measurement process .........................................................................84
Selecting an optical magnification .....................................................85
Establishing the measurement reference ............................................85
Probing and measuring features .........................................................90
Measure Magic ...................................................................................90
Probing features ........................................................................................90
Probing with crosshairs ......................................................................91
Probing with optical edge detection ...................................................92
Probing specific feature types ............................................................94
Points ..........................................................................................94
Lines ...........................................................................................95
Arcs .............................................................................................96
Circles .........................................................................................97
Slots ............................................................................................99
Distances .....................................................................................100
Angles .........................................................................................101
Profile measurements ..................................................................102
Constructing features ................................................................................117
Point constructions .............................................................................118
Line constructions ..............................................................................123
Distance constructions .......................................................................130
Circle constructions ...........................................................................136
Arc constructions ...............................................................................139
Angle constructions ...........................................................................140
Creating features .......................................................................................141
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